Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 537 Breaking the Ban
Wan Shihun looked around and saw Bai Yanji with his eyes slightly lowered, not saying a word, as if he was lost in thought.

The Taoist Master Yingting spoke directly, in a calm tone: "May I ask what Senior Jin thinks?"

He called him "senior" but did not show any respect at all.

Without the rival of Zi Yang Sect, in the past seven years, Ling Yun Sect and Tian Gang Sword Sect have changed their previous close cooperation and have been plagued by disputes and increasingly strained relations.

Taoist Ying Ting used to have a good relationship with Jin Luoheng, but now they are drifting apart.

Wan Shihun did not dare to get involved in the dispute between Lingyun Sect and Tiangang Sword Sect and remained silent.

Jin Luoheng smiled and said, "The last time the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm was opened, there were six major sects in Qi State. Now there are only four major sects left. The number of people who can enter the secret realm will naturally change."

Wan Shihun finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "What do you mean by that, Senior?"

There is no Nascent Soul cultivator in charge of the Mingyin Valley, and the sect has to pay tribute to the Lingyun Sect. The number of disciples it recruits is decreasing every year, and the situation is becoming increasingly difficult.

If the number of places to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain decreases further, fewer spiritual herbs will be found, and fewer foundation-building pills will be refined, there will soon be a shortage of resources.

Bai Yanji also asked: "Fellow Daoist Jin, do you want to send a few more disciples to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain?"

Jin Luoheng shook his head: "The Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm can stably produce the three main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill, which is related to the rise and fall of each sect, so it is of vital importance."

"When the Ziyang Sect was still in existence, they exhausted all resources. Every time the secret realm was opened, too many Qi-refining disciples entered. This not only easily led to conflicts, but also the spiritual herbs obtained by each sect gradually decreased."

"In my opinion, the number of disciples from each sect who can enter the secret realm should be limited. This time when the secret realm is opened, our sect will only send thirty disciples to enter. I wonder if the three Taoist friends are willing to contribute?"

The three of them were stunned. They all thought that Jin Luoheng wanted to increase the number of Lingyun Sect and suppress the development of the three sects.

No one expected that he would take the initiative to reduce the number of places.

The handsome Taoist narrowed his eyes and said, "There are very few disciples in our sect. Each time, there are only a dozen people entering the secret realm. It will not increase or decrease."

Jin Luoheng nodded slightly: "Sword cultivators are rare, so it should be so. What about the two fellow Taoists?"

He turned to look at Bai Yanji and Wan Shihun with a warm expression.

But Master Wan did not dare to neglect it and immediately expressed his opinion: "Mingyin Valley is also willing to reduce the number of places, how about setting it to... 30 people?"

He gritted his teeth and carefully said a number.

Jin Luoheng smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Wan is very understanding of righteousness."

Wan Shihun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to have the same number of people as Lingyun Sect, but the number Jin Luoheng mentioned was too small. If it was reduced further, the number of Foundation Establishment Pills would drop too much and Mingyin Valley would soon decline.

Bai Yanji immediately spoke up: "Guiyuan Sect also sent thirty disciples to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain."

Jin Luoheng smiled slightly: "Since the three fellow Taoists have no objection, then this matter is settled..."

He paused for a moment, and then said, "There is one more thing. This time, the formation to break the secret realm's protective formation can be set up by our sect, and the materials for setting up the formation will also be borne by our sect. I won't bother you three fellow Taoists."

The handsome Taoist frowned and said, "Excuse me, Senior, why is this happening?"

Jin Luoheng said calmly: "Since the cultivators of Qi State call our sect the number one sect in Qi State, we should naturally show the bearing of the number one sect."

"The Ziyang Sect was tyrannical and stingy in the past, and was deeply hated by all sects. Naturally, our sect cannot repeat the same mistakes."

Bai Yanji clasped his fists and bowed, his face full of admiration: "Fellow Daoist Jin has a magnanimous demeanor, Bai admires you."

Wan Shihun was not willing to be outdone and spoke highly of him.

Only the heroic Taoist was hesitant and did not answer for a long time.

Before he came, Sect Leader Shen warned him to be careful of suppression from the Lingyun Sect.

Jin Luoheng took the initiative to offer to provide the materials for setting up the formation, which made people a little confused.

Jin Luoheng did not urge him, but just looked at him quietly. However, Bai Yanji spoke up, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice: "Fellow Daoist Jin is so generous, could it be that Fellow Daoist Zhang still has doubts?"

"I dare not." The handsome Taoist bowed and did not dare to delay any further. "Since Senior Jin is willing to bear the materials for setting up the formation, Tiangang Sword Sect has no objection."

……

One month later, at the top of Dongxu Mountain.

The cultivators from the four sects gathered together. Since this was the first time the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain was opened after the destruction of Ziyang Sect and Wanshou Mountain, the cultivation base of the team leaders was not low.

The leader of Lingyun Sect is Chu Guangkai, the leader of Tiangang Sword Sect is the Taoist master Ying Ting, and the leaders of Mingyin Valley and Guiyuan Sect are also elders in the late Jindan stage.

In addition to the thirty disciples who have reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, the Lingyun Sect also has more than thirty formation masters, among whom there is a formation grandmaster who has reached the early stage of Jindan. He leads everyone and works hard everywhere, taking out spiritual materials and formation flags and setting up formations.

The realm-breaking formation was on a large scale and could not afford any mistakes. After three hours, the formation was only halfway set up.

The handsome Taoist carefully observed how everyone set up their formation, suddenly frowned and said, "Zhang has led his disciples to the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain several times, and is quite familiar with the formation to break through the realm. The formation arranged this time seems to be slightly different from the past?" The elder of the Mingyin Valley's eyes flashed, and he remained silent, but also looked over.

Master Wanhun repeatedly warned him not to get into conflict with the other three sects, not to take the lead in anything, and to focus on picking the spiritual herbs.

The elder of Guiyuan Sect is an old man, and also a master of formations. His eyes sparkled, and he stroked his beard lightly: "This formation does have some changes..."

Chu Guangkai was surprised and asked, "Is this true? Junior Brother Yang, why is this realm-breaking formation different from the previous ones?"

Hearing this, the formation master who was setting up the formation stopped what he was doing and explained, "Brother Chu, my two fellow Taoists...in the past, six Jindan cultivators presided over the formation, but now it has been changed to four people, so the formation naturally needs to be changed."

Chu Guangkai suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Junior Brother Yang, please continue."

The elder of Guiyuan Sect nodded slightly, but a hint of doubt flashed in the depths of his eyes.

The handsome Taoist frowned, but said no more, waiting silently for the Lingyun sect monks to set up the formation.

Six hours later, under the slightly impatient gazes of the four sects' disciples, the formation was finally set up.

Junior Brother Yang took out four formation plates and handed them to the four late Jindan cultivators. He bowed and said, "Senior Brother Chu, my three fellow Taoists, just like before, inject your true essence into the formation plates to activate the formation."

This was not the first time that the four of them led a team to the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain. After taking the formation plates, they circulated their true energy and injected it into them with ease.

hum!
The array plate lit up, followed by four beams of light shooting up into the sky, piercing the clouds.

The four of them raised their hands, made hand gestures, and pointed at the formation plate at the same time. Ripples appeared in the void, and a door formed by colorful spiritual light slowly emerged.

The four Jindan cultivators continued to inject their true essence, and the gate of spiritual light slowly opened, and colorful talismans flew out.

These talismans were all condensed from spiritual light and looked substantial as they flew towards the disciples of the six sects on the top of the mountain.

After receiving instructions from their teacher, they hurriedly reached out to grab the Lingguang Talisman.

After the Lingguang Gate stabilized, Chu Guangkai said in a deep voice: "Lingyun Sect disciples, quickly enter the secret realm!"

Upon hearing this, thirty Qi-refining disciples of the Lingyun Sect immediately injected magic power into the guiding talisman and rushed towards the Lingguang Gate.

At the same time, thousands of feet in the sky, a figure stood with his hands behind his back, letting the strong wind blow through him, his clothes fluttering and his sleeves fluttering.

The man was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, with black hair simply tied up and draped behind his back. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and looked otherworldly. It was none other than Chen Yuan, who had been in seclusion in Baiyun Peak for seven years.

He stared into the distance, and suddenly a pair of broad black wings extended from his back. His white clothes turned black and flashed with silver light. This was the performance of the Void Escape Robe being stimulated to the extreme.

The aura spread out with a bang, like a huge wave, sweeping over him, several times stronger than before he went into seclusion.

He flapped his wings, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, appearing a thousand feet away. His right hand was covered with a layer of black blade, the edge of which was glowing silver. He raised his palm like a knife and chopped down heavily!
Wherever Chen Yuan's palm passed, a colorful barrier suddenly appeared, creating ripples like water waves.

Chen Yuan's face was as gloomy as water. He waved his hands repeatedly, leaving a series of afterimages, constantly slashing at the barrier in front of him. He swung out hundreds of palm knives, and each palm knife hit the same place. His true energy drained away like a river.

Finally, a hair-thin crack appeared in the five-colored barrier. At this time, on the top of Dongxu Mountain below, all the disciples of Lingyun School and Tiangang Sword Sect had entered the Lingguang Gate, and half of the Guiyuan Sect disciples had also entered.

Chen Yuan took a deep breath, raised his hands and made a gesture. The power of space condensed on his hands. A dark light flowed unsteadily, and a black vortex appeared out of thin air in front of him.

The art of devouring!

Chen Yuan clasped his hands together, surrounded the black vortex in the middle, and slowly squeezed it towards the center. The black blade covered by his hands became darker and darker.

The black vortex gradually flattened and finally turned into an extremely thin and sharp blade.

All the disciples of Guiyuan Sect have entered the Lingguang Gate, and now it is the turn of the disciples of Mingyin Valley.

Chen Yuan grasped the blade, the tip of which merged with the black blade covering his palm, and cut on the hair-thin crack.

The blade flashed, and a slight cracking sound was heard. The crack suddenly expanded, and it was pitch black inside, with colorful light flashing on the edges.

More than half of the disciples of Mingyin Valley have already entered, and only a few remain outside the Lingguang Gate.

But the crack was only one foot wide and three feet long, making it impossible to pass through.

Chen Yuan's eyes became fierce, and he took out a crystal clear green flying sword with his backhand. With a flash of light, it turned into a three-foot long sword and swung it down heavily!
The Zixu Sword slashed on the crack, a purple light flashed, and the sword energy was all over the place, all sinking into the crack, and a loud sound of breaking through the air was heard.

The crack doubled in size again. Chen Yuan put away the Zixu Sword, flapped his wings, and plunged into the pitch-black crack.

At the same time, the last disciple of Mingyin Valley entered the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain, and the spiritual light gate slowly dissipated.

The crack flickered a few times and then closed again. The colorful barrier disappeared into the void, leaving only the whistling wind.

On the top of Dongxu Mountain, four cultivators in the late Jindan stage were completely unaware of this. They put away the formation plates, stepped aside, and sat cross-legged in meditation to recover their severely depleted true energy.

(End of this chapter)